Michigan vs Southern California: Michigan Wins 3-1 (Oct 2)

Final · 4 setsFri, Oct 2, 2026BTN

3:1

RallyIQ pre-match: Southern California 56.1% · upsetLocked before first serve (Oct 2, 9:56 PM CT). The Pre-match panel below is a season fit that includes this match.

Michigan won at Southern California 3-1 (25-22, 18-25, 25-23, 25-23) on Fri, Oct 2, 2026. Michigan's Ella Demetrician led with 17 kills.

Data through Nov 3, 4:00 PM CT · final Oct 2

Set	1	2	3	4	Sets
MICH	25	18	25	25	3
USC	22	25	23	23	1

Match story · written from the play-by-play

Down 2–6 in the first, Michigan took the set, dropped the second, and won the match 3–1.

3 stretches decided it. Percentages are Michigan's RallyIQ win probability before and after each. Southern California went in at 56% by RallyIQ.

Turning point 1: Set 3 · Michigan 22–22 Southern California
Michigan won 3 of the last 4 rallies to take the set 25–23 and lead 2–1. The match swung to Michigan.
Michigan 45% → 73%
Turning point 2: Set 4 · Michigan 7–9 Southern California
6 straight Michigan points turned a 7–9 deficit into a 13–9 lead.
Michigan 64% → 90%
Turning point 3: Set 4 · Michigan 22–22 Southern California
Michigan closed it, 3 of the final 4 rallies, to take the set 25–23 and win the match 3–1.
Michigan 75% → >99%

Southern California above 50Michigan belowMax swing 14.2%

MichiganSouthern California

Sideout %: Michigan 63.8·Southern California 64.1
Break %: Michigan 35.9·Southern California 36.2
Hitting: Michigan .245·Southern California .277
Longest run: Michigan 6·Southern California 5

Cymarah Gordon
3 of her kills came in the stretches above. 16 K, .333, 18 points.

Win probability

RallyIQ model · strengths locked at first serve

Southern California above 50 · Michigan below

Biggest swing: 14.2% to Michigan — set 3, MICH 25-23 USC. Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Camille Edwards). USC win probability 42% → 27%.

Pre-match

Season fit · includes this match

MICH 57.7%42.3% USC

Michigan wins

3-0

16.0%

3-1

21.9%

3-2

19.7%

Southern California wins

3-0

9.6%

3-1

15.6%

3-2

17.2%

MICH break %: 40.0% vs this opp
USC break %: 38.5% vs this opp

Exact Markov model on each team's RallyIQ serve and receive strength, adjusted for schedule and applied to this matchup (D1 average break % 42.5%). Ratings use the whole season, including this match. Gold = actual result.

Top plays

Largest win-probability swings

01
Ella DemetricianKill+14.2%
Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Camille Edwards)
Set 3 · MICH 25-23 USC · MICH 58% → 73%
02
Jenna Hanes&Ella DemetricianBlock+11.3%
Abigail Mullen stuffed by Jenna Hanes & Ella Demetrician
Set 4 · MICH 24-22 USC · MICH 83% → 94%
03
Jenna HanesKill+11.2%
Kill by Jenna Hanes (set by Morgan Burke)
Set 3 · MICH 23-22 USC · MICH 45% → 56%
04
Lydia JohnsonKill+9.8%
Kill by Lydia Johnson (set by Camille Edwards)
Set 4 · MICH 25-23 USC · MICH 90% → 100%
05
Abigail Mullen&Leah FordBlock+9.3%
Ella Demetrician stuffed by Abigail Mullen & Leah Ford
Set 3 · MICH 21-22 USC · USC 52% → 61%
06
Cymarah GordonKill+9.0%
Kill by Cymarah Gordon (set by Morgan Burke)
Set 3 · MICH 24-23 USC · MICH 49% → 58%
07
Leah FordBlock+8.5%
Ece Senyapici stuffed by Leah Ford
Set 4 · MICH 21-21 USC · USC 17% → 25%
08
Ella DemetricianKill+8.4%
Kill by Ella Demetrician (set by Morgan Burke)
Set 3 · MICH 21-20 USC · MICH 45% → 54%

Box score

Official NCAA box

Michiganaway

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
9Ella DemetricianOH	4	17	9	46	.174	0	2	0	13	2	0	1	0.5	19.5
3Cymarah GordonOPP	4	16	5	33	.333	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	2	18
4Ece SenyapiciMB	4	9	2	15	.467	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0.5	9.5
12Jenna HanesMB	4	6	1	13	.385	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	3	9
22Sydney SchnichelsOH	4	5	3	19	.105	1	0	3	6	1	1	1	1.5	6.5
7Morgan BurkeS	4	0	1	1	-1.000	33	2	1	5	0	0	0	0	2
5Lydia JohnsonOPP	4	7	3	15	.267	0	0	0	4	0	0	2	1	8
16Camille EdwardsS	4	0	1	1	-1.000	18	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1
14Hannah BradyL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	1
10Carly GreskovicsL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
13Meredith MartinL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	4	0	1	11	1	0	0	0	0
Team totals		60	25	143	.245	57	6	10	50	4	1	15	8.5	93

Southern Californiahome

Player	S	K	E	TA	Hit%	AST	SA	SE	DIG	RE	BS	BA	BLK	PTS
5Abigail MullenOPP	4	13	6	28	.250	1	1	1	8	0	0	4	2	16
8Mia TvrdyMB	4	11	3	19	.421	1	0	1	2	0	1	3	2.5	13.5
2London WijayOH	4	9	5	37	.108	0	1	1	5	2	1	1	1.5	11.5
1Adonia FaumuinaOH	4	10	3	29	.241	0	0	0	1	2	0	3	1.5	11.5
7Leah FordMB	4	7	0	12	.583	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	4	11
16Lilli EtterS	3	1	0	1	1.000	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3
24Milly McGeeS	4	3	1	4	.500	33	0	0	2	0	0	1	0.5	3.5
40Addison TownsendL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17Paisley DouglasL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	0	0	3	9	1	0	0	0	0
6Taylor DeckertL/DS	4	0	0	0	–	2	0	1	14	1	0	0	0	0
3Layli OstovarOH	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team totals		54	18	130	.277	51	4	9	43	6	3	18	12	93

Starters listed first. BLK is the NCAA total: a solo counts 1, a block assist ½. Recaps and press releases usually quote solos + assists instead, so the same night can be reported as a bigger, whole number. The box score is the source for every counting stat on this page.

Momentum

Point differential by rally

Longest run 6 MICH · USC 5

Set 1

25-22

Longest run 3 MICHUSC 4

Set 2

18-25

Longest run 2 MICHUSC 5

Set 3

25-23

Longest run 5 MICHUSC 4

Set 4

25-23

Longest run 6 MICHUSC 3

Bars above the line = Southern California leads, below = Michigan leads. Bright bars are points inside a run of 3+.

Rotations

Sideout and break % by rotation slot

Michigan

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	71%12/17	47%9/19
2	61%11/18	29%5/17
3	55%11/20	42%8/19
4	71%10/14	29%4/14
5	67%8/12	43%6/14
6	62%8/13	11%1/9
All	64%60/94	36%33/92

Southern California

Slot	Sideout %	Break %
1	63%12/19	29%4/14
2	73%11/15	42%8/19
3	61%11/18	45%9/20
4	60%9/15	39%7/18
5	73%8/11	25%3/12
6	57%8/14	27%3/11
All	64%59/92	36%34/94

Slot = rotations since the start of the set (slot 1 is the lineup a team opened the set in), not a fixed player alignment. Only clean sets count (4 of 4 here): sets where the NCAA play-by-play has gaps or score corrections are left out because the rotation can't be tracked through them.

Rally log

186 rallies

#	MICH-USC	Srv	Point	End	Player	Setter / blockers / passer	WP Δ
Set 1
1	0-1	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+1.7
2	1-1	USC	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Morgan Burke	+1.7
3	1-2	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+1.7
4	2-2	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Morgan Burke	+1.7
5	2-3	MICH	USC×4	Serve err	Michigan		+1.8
6	2-4	USC	USC×4	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.7
7	2-5	USC	USC×4	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.5
8	2-6	USC	USC×4	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.3
9	3-6	USC	MICH×3	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Meredith Martin	+1.3
10	4-6	MICH	MICH×3	Ace	Michigan	aced London Wijay	+2.4
11	5-6	MICH	MICH×3	Attack err	Milly McGee		+2.7
12	5-7	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+1.8
13	6-7	USC	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Camille Edwards	+1.8
14	7-7	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Mia Tvrdy		+3.0
15	7-8	MICH	USC	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+2.0
16	8-8	USC	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+2.0
17	8-9	MICH	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.1
18	8-10	USC	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+3.1
19	9-10	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+1.9
20	10-10	MICH	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Sydney Schnichels	+3.3
21	10-11	MICH	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Lilli Etter	+2.2
22	11-11	USC	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Morgan Burke	+2.2
23	11-12	MICH	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Lilli Etter	+2.3
24	12-12	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+2.3
25	12-13	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+2.4
26	13-13	USC	MICH	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Jenna Hanes, Cymarah Gordon	+2.4
27	13-14	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.5
28	14-14	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+2.5
29	14-15	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.6
30	14-16	USC	USC	Attack err	Camille Edwards		+3.9
31	15-16	USC	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+2.3
32	15-17	MICH	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+2.6
33	15-18	USC	USC	Ace	Southern California	aced Sydney Schnichels	+3.6
34	16-18	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Camille Edwards	+1.9
35	17-18	MICH	MICH	Blocked	Adonia Faumuina	blk Sydney Schnichels	+3.8
36	17-19	MICH	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Lilli Etter	+3.0
37	18-19	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Morgan Burke	+2.6
38	19-19	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+5.0
39	19-20	MICH	USC	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Abigail Mullen, Leah Ford	+3.6
40	20-20	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+3.5
41	21-20	MICH	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+6.3
42	21-21	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+3.9
43	22-21	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+4.6
44	22-22	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+4.4
45	23-22	USC	MICH×3	Attack err	Mia Tvrdy		+5.5
46	24-22	MICH	MICH×3	Attack err	Adonia Faumuina		+8.0
47	25-22	MICH	MICH×3	Blocked	Adonia Faumuina	blk Lydia Johnson, Jenna Hanes	+4.2
Set 2
1	1-0	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.8
2	1-1	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+1.8
3	2-1	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+1.9
4	3-1	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Hannah Brady	+2.9
5	3-2	MICH	USC×5	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+1.8
6	3-3	USC	USC×5	Kill	Mia Tvrdy		+2.9
7	3-4	USC	USC×5	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+3.0
8	3-5	USC	USC×5	Attack err	Cymarah Gordon		+2.9
9	3-6	USC	USC×5	Blocked	Cymarah Gordon	blk London Wijay	+2.7
10	4-6	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+1.6
11	4-7	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+1.8
12	5-7	USC	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Camille Edwards	+1.7
13	5-8	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+1.8
14	5-9	USC	USC	Ace	Southern California	aced Meredith Martin	+2.6
15	6-9	USC	MICH	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Jenna Hanes, Sydney Schnichels, Lydia Johnson	+1.4
16	6-10	MICH	USC×3	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+1.7
17	6-11	USC	USC×3	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+2.2
18	6-12	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Lydia Johnson		+1.7
19	7-12	USC	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Meredith Martin	+0.9
20	7-13	MICH	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+1.1
21	7-14	USC	USC	Kill	Lilli Etter	set Taylor Deckert	+1.3
22	8-14	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Morgan Burke	+0.6
23	9-14	MICH	MICH	Blocked	Abigail Mullen	blk Cymarah Gordon, Ece Senyapici	+1.2
24	9-15	MICH	USC	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Adonia Faumuina, Leah Ford	+1.1
25	10-15	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+0.8
26	11-15	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+1.7
27	11-16	MICH	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Lilli Etter	+1.4
28	12-16	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+1.1
29	12-17	MICH	USC×4	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+1.4
30	12-18	USC	USC×4	Ace	Southern California	aced Ella Demetrician	+1.5
31	12-19	USC	USC×4	Kill	Milly McGee	set Carly Greskovics	+0.9
32	12-20	USC	USC×4	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+0.5
33	13-20	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+0.1
34	14-20	MICH	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Camille Edwards	+0.4
35	14-21	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+0.5
36	14-22	USC	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+0.3
37	15-22	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+0.1
38	15-23	MICH	USC	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Mia Tvrdy	+0.1
39	16-23	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		·
40	16-24	MICH	USC	Kill	Milly McGee	set Taylor Deckert	+0.1
41	17-24	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Morgan Burke	·
42	18-24	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	·
43	18-25	MICH	USC	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+0.1
Set 3
1	1-0	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici		+3.6
2	2-0	MICH	MICH	Ace	Michigan	aced Adonia Faumuina	+3.6
3	2-1	MICH	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Lilli Etter	+2.2
4	3-1	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+2.4
5	3-2	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+2.3
6	3-3	USC	USC	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+3.7
7	4-3	USC	MICH×5	Serve err	Southern California		+2.5
8	5-3	MICH	MICH×5	Ace	Michigan	aced Taylor Deckert	+3.8
9	6-3	MICH	MICH×5	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Jenna Hanes, Cymarah Gordon	+3.7
10	7-3	MICH	MICH×5	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+3.5
11	8-3	MICH	MICH×5	Blocked	London Wijay	blk Cymarah Gordon, Jenna Hanes	+3.1
12	8-4	MICH	USC	Attack err	Jenna Hanes		+1.7
13	9-4	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+2.0
14	9-5	MICH	USC	Attack err	Lydia Johnson		+1.7
15	10-5	USC	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+2.0
16	10-6	MICH	USC	Attack err	Sydney Schnichels		+1.7
17	11-6	USC	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Camille Edwards	+2.1
18	12-6	MICH	MICH	Attack err	Mia Tvrdy		+2.6
19	12-7	MICH	USC	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Mia Tvrdy, Adonia Faumuina	+1.3
20	13-7	USC	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+1.7
21	13-8	MICH	USC×4	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+1.2
22	13-9	USC	USC×4	Blocked	Cymarah Gordon	blk Abigail Mullen, Leah Ford	+2.5
23	13-10	USC	USC×4	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Lilli Etter	+3.2
24	13-11	USC	USC×4	Ace	Southern California	aced Ella Demetrician	+3.9
25	14-11	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+3.0
26	14-12	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+2.5
27	14-13	USC	USC	Attack err	Ella Demetrician		+4.6
28	15-13	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+3.4
29	15-14	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+3.1
30	16-14	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+3.6
31	16-15	MICH	USC	Serve err	Michigan		+3.2
32	17-15	USC	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Taylor Deckert	+3.7
33	17-16	MICH	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+3.3
34	18-16	USC	MICH	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+4.0
35	18-17	MICH	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Milly McGee	+3.4
36	18-18	USC	USC	Kill	Milly McGee	set Mia Tvrdy	+6.3
37	19-18	USC	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+4.5
38	19-19	MICH	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+4.4
39	19-20	USC	USC	Attack err	Morgan Burke		+7.4
40	20-20	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+4.7
41	21-20	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+8.4
42	21-21	MICH	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Lilli Etter	+5.2
43	21-22	USC	USC	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Abigail Mullen, Leah Ford	+9.3
44	22-22	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Meredith Martin	+5.8
45	23-22	MICH	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Morgan Burke	+11.2
46	23-23	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Lilli Etter	+6.8
47	24-23	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+9.0
48	25-23	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+14.2
Set 4
1	1-0	USC	MICH	Kill	Sydney Schnichels	set Morgan Burke	+2.4
2	1-1	MICH	USC	Kill	Adonia Faumuina	set Abigail Mullen	+2.4
3	1-2	USC	USC	Attack err	Ece Senyapici		+3.8
4	2-2	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+2.4
5	2-3	MICH	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.5
6	2-4	USC	USC×3	Kill	London Wijay	set Addison Townsend	+3.8
7	2-5	USC	USC×3	Blocked	Cymarah Gordon	blk Mia Tvrdy, London Wijay	+3.6
8	3-5	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+2.1
9	3-6	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.3
10	3-7	USC	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+3.3
11	4-7	USC	MICH×3	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+1.9
12	5-7	MICH	MICH×3	Ace	Michigan	aced Paisley Douglas	+3.4
13	6-7	MICH	MICH×3	Ace	Michigan	aced London Wijay	+3.9
14	6-8	MICH	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+2.7
15	7-8	USC	MICH	Kill	Jenna Hanes	set Camille Edwards	+2.6
16	7-9	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.8
17	8-9	USC	MICH×6	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+2.6
18	9-9	MICH	MICH×6	Ace	Michigan	aced Adonia Faumuina	+4.5
19	10-9	MICH	MICH×6	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+4.7
20	11-9	MICH	MICH×6	Attack err	Abigail Mullen		+4.8
21	12-9	MICH	MICH×6	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Morgan Burke	+4.5
22	13-9	MICH	MICH×6	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+4.1
23	13-10	MICH	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+2.2
24	14-10	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Morgan Burke	+2.7
25	14-11	MICH	USC	Kill	Leah Ford	set Milly McGee	+2.2
26	14-12	USC	USC	Blocked	Ella Demetrician	blk Leah Ford, Abigail Mullen	+4.1
27	15-12	USC	MICH	Serve err	Southern California		+3.2
28	15-13	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.7
29	16-13	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+3.3
30	16-14	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.8
31	17-14	USC	MICH	Attack err	London Wijay		+3.5
32	17-15	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+2.8
33	17-16	USC	USC	Blocked	Lydia Johnson	blk Adonia Faumuina, Mia Tvrdy	+5.4
34	18-16	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Camille Edwards	+4.2
35	18-17	MICH	USC	Kill	Mia Tvrdy	set Milly McGee	+3.6
36	19-17	USC	MICH	Kill	Ece Senyapici	set Camille Edwards	+4.4
37	19-18	MICH	USC	Blocked	Sydney Schnichels	blk Milly McGee, Leah Ford	+3.8
38	20-18	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+4.8
39	21-18	MICH	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Meredith Martin	+6.2
40	21-19	MICH	USC×3	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+2.8
41	21-20	USC	USC×3	Attack err	Cymarah Gordon		+6.4
42	21-21	USC	USC×3	Blocked	Ece Senyapici	blk Leah Ford	+8.5
43	22-21	USC	MICH	Kill	Cymarah Gordon	set Morgan Burke	+6.5
44	22-22	MICH	USC	Kill	Abigail Mullen	set Milly McGee	+6.2
45	23-22	USC	MICH	Kill	Ella Demetrician	set Morgan Burke	+7.7
46	24-22	MICH	MICH	Blocked	Abigail Mullen	blk Jenna Hanes, Ella Demetrician	+11.3
47	24-23	MICH	USC	Kill	London Wijay	set Milly McGee	+3.8
48	25-23	USC	MICH	Kill	Lydia Johnson	set Camille Edwards	+9.8

Score shown after each rally, Michigan first. WP Δ = match win-probability points gained, colored by the team that gained them.“NCAA feed gap” rows mark points the NCAA play-by-play never logged (tap Why? for details).

Michigan def. Southern California 3–1

Down 2–6 in the first, Michigan took the set, dropped the second, and won the match 3–1.